Westmalle Brewery

Westmalle Brewery
IndustryTrappist brewery
Founded1836
Headquarters,
ProductsBeer, cheese
Production output
120,000 hl (2004)
OwnerTrappist Abbey of Westmalle
Number of employees
22 monks, 40 secular workers

Westmalle Brewery (Brouwerij der Trappisten van Westmalle) is a Trappist brewery in the Westmalle Abbey, Belgium. It produces three beers, designated as Trappist beer by the International Trappist Association. Westmalle Tripel is credited with being the first golden strong pale ale to use the term Tripel.[1]

  1. ^ "Michael Jackson's Beer Hunter - Down on your knees to bless monks' top ale". www.beerhunter.com. Retrieved 2009-07-11.